Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy & Automation
About The Position
The Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Automation is a senior enterprise leader responsible for governing, advancing, and enabling execution of PetSmart’s long-range strategy. Reporting to the SVP of Finance & Strategy, this role ensures PetSmart’s multi-year strategy and Long-Range Plan are translated into measurable outcomes, embedded in financial planning, and accelerated through automation. This role leads PetSmart’s Corporate Strategy function, including Test & Measure and Automation, and provides direct leadership to a director-level leader. The Senior Director partners closely with EPMO, FP&A, Finance leadership, Technology, and business leaders to drive strategic alignment, execution discipline, and enterprise efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, FP&A, consulting, or related roles
- Experience in retail, consumer products, or consumer services strongly preferred
- Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact
- Demonstrated experience governing enterprise strategies, transformation initiatives, or long-range plans
Responsibilities
- Serve as enterprise owner of PetSmart’s Long-Range Plan and multi-year strategy, governing process, priorities, and outcomes over time
- Lead strategy governance processes, including executive reviews, progress tracking, risk identification, and course correction
- Partner with senior leaders to translate strategic priorities into clear initiatives, milestones, and success metrics
- Ensure alignment between enterprise strategy, annual operating plans, capital allocation, and financial forecasts
- Provide senior leadership and strategic direction to the Director of Automation, ensuring automation, analytics, and AI-enabled initiatives align with enterprise strategy and FP&A priorities
- Set strategic guardrails, investment priorities, and success metrics for automation and advanced analytics initiatives
- Partner with Finance, Technology, and business leaders to identify and prioritize opportunities for efficiency, scalability, and improved decision-making
- Ensure automation and analytics investments deliver measurable improvements in productivity, cost, capacity, and insight generation
- Lead a lean, high-impact organization spanning Corporate Strategy, Test and Measure, and Automation and Analytics
- Develop and mentor senior leaders and team members, fostering effective collaboration across strategy, finance, and execution enablement
- Advance enterprise strategy, analytics, and automation capabilities through disciplined operating models and best practices
- Oversee strategic and financial analyses to evaluate initiatives, investments, and trade-offs across revenue, cost, EBITDA, ROI, and long-term value creation
- Ensure rigorous analytical standards and clear, compelling executive-level communication
- Leverage test-and-measure capabilities to assess initiative performance and inform decision-making
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders across Finance, Strategy, and the broader enterprise
- Identify, evaluate, and enable execution of new value-creating initiatives across the organization
- Facilitate alignment and decision-making among leaders with diverse priorities and perspectives
- Drive clarity, accountability, and momentum across complex, cross-functional initiatives
Benefits
- Paid Volunteer Opportunities to spend time doing good for causes close to heart
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
